[Illustration: A WOUNDED HERO]

Ere dusk the King's troops had retreated,
By Tiger's Rebel band defeated;
They ran pell-mell and helter-skelter,
For any place to give them shelter.

The Elephant, though he was wounded,
Ran faster than the big Baboon did;
The Owl to Camp flew like a bird
To tell the King what had occurred.




Rejoicings in the Rebel Camp


Rejoicings in the Rebel Camp
Were great indeed that night;
Each tent hung out a Chinese lamp
To celebrate the fight.

They sang and shouted, o'er and o'er,
Until their throats were tired;
They let off fireworks by the score,
A "feu de joie" was fired.

When Wolf, who's not a marksman good,